Daredevil scientific explorer George Kourounis and his team of climbing experts and scientists set out to tackle one of the world's most dangerous scientific expeditions to date: a descent into Turkmenistan's firey Darvaza crater. Die Trying joins Kourounis on his mission to descend the crater via a specially designed rope system, walk on its burning floor and collect soil samples that could help us look in the right places for life on other planets.